Manchester United were dealt a blow in their charge to taste success in this season's Europa League following Sunday night's semi-final defeat to Sevilla. The Red Devils found themselves on the wrong end of a 2-1 scoreline to match a record which last surface in 1989.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side had a perfect start, taking the lead in the ninth minute after Bruno Fernandes scored a penalty awarded to Marcus Rashford. However, the Old Trafford outfit could not double their advantage despite having numerous chances to do so and ended up conceding a Suso equalizer in the 26th minute.
After squandering a host of goalscoring opportunites coupled with Bono's heroics in post for Sevilla, Manchester United were finally punished for their inefficiency in the 79th minute. Substitute Luuk de Jong capitalized on another moment poor defending to score the goal which sent the last Premier League club remaining in Europe's top-flight competition packing.
0 - After seeing four different English sides reach the final of the Champions League/Europa League last season, no side from England will compete in the final of either competition for the first time since 2014-15. Steam. pic.twitter.com/OdcLhj14s5
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In essence, Manchester United failed to attract a silverwear in all competitons this season despite featuring in the semi-finals of the League Cup, FA Cup and the Europa League respectively. The development extended their trophy drought to three seasons, a feat that was last seen at the club in 1989.
Relatively, the Red Devils set an all-new record as the first English club in history to fail to win a silverware after featuring in three different semi-finals in a single season.
